Hal Rogers

Hal Rogers (31 December 1937-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R-KY 5) from 3 January 1981, succeeding Tim Carter.

Biography
Hal Rogers was born in Barrier, Kentucky in 1937, and he served in the US Army from 1956 to 1964. Rogers then worked as a lawyer before serving as the Commonwealth's Attorney for Pulaski and Rockcastle Counties from 1969 until his election to the US Congress in 1980. He was nicknamed "Bin Laden's Best Friend" for steering away federal homeland security money away from major cities and towards his own district, which had an incredibly low risk of being subjected to terrorist attacks.